Starting back in the 1960s, there have been those who say that we should not spend money on spaceflight until we fix problems here on earth. Frankly, I feel sorry for those who say we shouldn’t explore space. I think it is a basic human drive to be curious about the universe. But could we […]
Month: July 2019
Sagan’s Dragon
The comedian Dave Allen would tell this story. An atheist and the pope (why not) are having a heated discussion about the existence of God. The pope says “You are like a man who is totally blindfolded in a completely dark room looking for a black cat that is not there”. The atheist reply is […]
New Commandments?
There have been attempts to post the 10 Commandments on or near courtrooms. When atheists complain about this the response might be something like “which of the 10 commandments do you not like?” And it might not be said in that nice of a way. But as comedians such as George Carlin and Ricky Gervais […]
Foreign Language Class
I really didn’t like taking a foreign language class when I was in school. I saw automatic translators on Star Trek and figured our technology would catch up to that. I was not alone. There’s a story, perhaps not completely true, that goes something like this. In 1956 the computer people said we would have […]
Sex
For a long time I had “sex” as an intended subject but how to discuss it in the context of atheism? Then I was pointed to this article by Dean Van Drasek “Five Reasons Why Sex can be Better for Atheists”. He arrives at two conclusions. The first is that atheists are free from feeling […]
Is America the Greatest Country?
Is America the greatest country in the world? It is easy to give an affirmative answer. Any other answer would cost you votes if you are running for a political office. But I think the answer must be defensible and that’s what I’ll try to do here. First, I think this epoch in history is […]